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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [77r] (153/807)
The record is made up of 1 file (401 folios). It was created in 11 Feb 1937-29 Jul 1942. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT
PERSIA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
[E 2967/167/34] Copy No.
Mr. Butler to Viscount Halifax. — (Received May 23.)
(No. 164.)
HIS Majesty’s representative presents his compliments to His Majesty’s
Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and has the honour to transmit
herewith a copy of Intelligence Summary No. 9 for the period ending the
23rd April, 1938, compiled by the military attache to this Legation.
Tehran, A'pril 23, 1938.
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May 23, 1938.
Section 3.
(Secret.)
Enclosure.
Intelligence Summary No. 9 for the Period ending April 23, 1938.
1. Iranian Officials.
His Excellency Hussain Ala, C.M.G. (Muin-ul-Vizareh) (Military Attache’s
Personalities, No. 9; Foreign Office Personalities, No. 11), has been relieved of his
duties as president of the Committee of Government Monopoly Companies and
Minister of Commerce. It is said that he was handed a slip of paper from the
Shah, which merely stated that he was no longer a Minister.
He was raised to the rank of Cabinet Minister in October 1937.
Vassighi, Under-Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce, has been appointed
acting Minister.
2. The Iranian Army.
(i) From reliable sources, it is reported that the artillery tractors purchased in
Germany for the Iranian army have proved unsatisfactory. Their consumption
of petrol is excessive, viz., 200 litres per 100 kilom. The transmission shafts are
not covered, and frequently jam as a result of becoming coated with dust. The
body length is also too long and difficulty is experienced in negotiating corners
and hairpin bends.
(ii) It is reported from a reliable source that the Telefunken Company of
Germany are to supply 160 portable field wireless sets to the Iranian army. It is
said that these will be distributed at ten sets per division.
(iii) The military garrison at Bundar Abbas has been reduced from one
regiment to three companies of infantry. The garrison will now come under the
Kerman Independent Composite Brigade.
(iv) Sarhang (Colonel) Ali Akbar Siahpush (Military Attache’s
Personalities, No. 253), Commanding the Kerman Independent Composite
Brigade, has been promoted Sartip (brigadier).
He formerly commanded the 5th (Senneh) Brigade, and was in charge of the
Bashagird operations.
3. Conscription.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 8 (current), paragraph 4. During the
discussion on the new Conscription Bill now before the Majlis, Ettesam Zadeh, a
Deputy for Tehran, proposed that the Ministry of War formulate plans for the
conscription of Iranian women during war time for service with hospitals,
offices, &c. This proposal, which caused a mild sensation in the capital, has been
referred to the War Committee.
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Copies of intelligence summaries compiled on a fortnightly basis by the Military Attaché at the British Legation in Tehran (Gilbert Douglas Pybus, Herbert John Underwood, William A K Fraser), and received by the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. via the Foreign Office. Many of the summaries are preceded by cover sheets and India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. notes sheets, the latter frequently containing handwritten notes giving a précis of the summary’s contents. The summaries cover a broad range of information, including: the activities of the Shah of Iran, Reza Shah Pahlavi, the Crown Prince, and other members of the royal family; activities of the Iranian Government and its officials; activities, organisation and strength of the Iranian army and Iranian air force; communications and transport, including wireless radio, and civil aviation routes into and out of Iran; British interests in Iran, including oil companies, specifically the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company; foreign interests in Iran; the Iranian press, focussing specifically on its criticism of foreign press and actions; commercial activities in Iran, including mining and factory An East India Company trading post. production; tribal matters, including those in the Bahmai and Baluchistan provinces, and the Qashqai; place name changes in Iran. Proceedings prior to and during the Second World War are also covered in the summaries. These include: German activity in Iran (commercial, political, propaganda, Nazi organisation); movements of peoples; public opinion in Iran in response to events in Europe in 1940; the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran in August 1941; the abdication of Reza Shah Pahlavi; public opinion in Iran in the wake of the Anglo-Soviet invasion and occupation; social unrest and anti-British feeling.
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The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 403; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- front, front-i, 2r:113v, 115r:123v, 125r:139r, 140r:143v, 145r:148v, 150r:197r, 198v:243r, 244r:309v, 311r:348r, 349r:403v, back
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